Tag: Kevin Brownlow

The Cat and the Canary: The Photoplay Restoration (as part of the “American Silent Horror Collection”) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

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A wonderful blend of German Expressionism and comedy, “The Cat and the Canary” is a wonderful silent horror classic courtesy of filmmaker Paul Leni and a wonderful performance by Laura La Plante.  A wonderful inclusion for the “American Silent Horror Collection” DVD box set. Images Read More …

Brownlow, Coppola, Godard and Wallach to Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

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Beverly Hills, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted last night to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-director Francis Ford Coppola and Honorary Awards to historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard Read More …